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Island House Film Festival to Feature HGC’s ‘Vision’ Documentary

Fri, Apr 14th 2023, 03:56 PM
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In November 2022, ‘Vision’, a documentary produced by HG Christie made its debut to packed audiences at the Island House Theater in Nassau Bahamas. Now, just a few months later, the film will return and be featured as part of the annual Island House Film Festival set for April 13-16. For the past several years, The Island House Film Festival (TIHFF) has celebrated and focused on films and filmmakers emerging from the Caribbean region, while also celebrating Bahamian premieres of international, regional, and local narrative films and documentaries. Each year, the four-day event also gives film enthusiasts direct access to a series of free panels and workshops designed to educate and inspire creativity. 

“We are very excited about TIHFF23” explained coordinator Anja Allen, “not only is the quality of the films being featured this year top tier, but we’ve landed industry experts like Tim Papciak who will lead a workshop on screenwriting and even stunt performer Evelyn Vacarro who will participate in a very special Q&A on her work in the industry” she explained.

This year, HGC’s ‘Vision’ Documentary - which chronicles the life and  time of Bahamian real estate magnate Harold G. Christie - will be screened alongside works from the United States, Sweden, France, and of course The Bahamas.

“I am thrilled that our Documentary on Sir Harold is being featured at the Island House Film Festival,” said HGC CEO John Christie. “It was a labour of love to create this film, it was important for us to tell the stories of his life, but more importantly his contributions to the growth of The Bahamas during his time here, and that of our company HG Christie.” The documentary, directed by noted Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer, took more than two years to complete and began filming at the height of the global pandemic. 

Through a series of interviews, ‘Vision’ takes an intimate look at the life’s work of the late real estate tycoon, telling his family story alongside the story of the country’s then-developing real estate industry. “We’re excited to see the film introduced to an all-new audience through TIHFF23 and we’re hoping that Bahamians turn out to support this amazing event”, Christie noted.  

Already, tickets to the film's Sunday showing have sold out. “The response to this film has been tremendous” noted Allen. “Not only is it an impressive piece of visual art, but it is also an incredible retelling of an important era of our development as a nation. It is our hope that we will be able to provide even more opportunities for Bahamians to view this amazing film not just as part of our film festival lineup but well into the future as well.”

 

In November 2022, ‘Vision’, a documentary produced by HG Christie made its debut to packed audiences at the Island House Theater in Nassau Bahamas. Now, just a few months later, the film will return and be featured as part of the annual Island House Film Festival set for April 13-16. For the past several years, The Island House Film Festival (TIHFF) has celebrated and focused on films and filmmakers emerging from the Caribbean region, while also celebrating Bahamian premieres of international, regional, and local narrative films and documentaries. Each year, the four-day event also gives film enthusiasts direct access to a series of free panels and workshops designed to educate and inspire creativity. 
“We are very excited about TIHFF23” explained coordinator Anja Allen, “not only is the quality of the films being featured this year top tier, but we’ve landed industry experts like Tim Papciak who will lead a workshop on screenwriting and even stunt performer Evelyn Vacarro who will participate in a very special Q&A on her work in the industry” she explained.
This year, HGC’s ‘Vision’ Documentary - which chronicles the life and  time of Bahamian real estate magnate Harold G. Christie - will be screened alongside works from the United States, Sweden, France, and of course The Bahamas.
“I am thrilled that our Documentary on Sir Harold is being featured at the Island House Film Festival,” said HGC CEO John Christie. “It was a labour of love to create this film, it was important for us to tell the stories of his life, but more importantly his contributions to the growth of The Bahamas during his time here, and that of our company HG Christie.” The documentary, directed by noted Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer, took more than two years to complete and began filming at the height of the global pandemic. 
Through a series of interviews, ‘Vision’ takes an intimate look at the life’s work of the late real estate tycoon, telling his family story alongside the story of the country’s then-developing real estate industry. “We’re excited to see the film introduced to an all-new audience through TIHFF23 and we’re hoping that Bahamians turn out to support this amazing event”, Christie noted.  
Already, tickets to the film's Sunday showing have sold out. “The response to this film has been tremendous” noted Allen. “Not only is it an impressive piece of visual art, but it is also an incredible retelling of an important era of our development as a nation. It is our hope that we will be able to provide even more opportunities for Bahamians to view this amazing film not just as part of our film festival lineup but well into the future as well.”
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